Respect and Support for People Claiming Welfare Benefits Self-help, information and advice on how to prevent and challenge benefit sanctions. Support with ESA, PIP claims, the work programme and other mandatory schemes.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) just quietly revealed that it had scant evidence to support a controversial change to the benefits system. Moreover, it’s only just published this information – 21 months after it changed the policy.

The DWP: a change in policy

People claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and work-related Universal Credit have to have fortnightly reviews of their job-searching activity with a DWP work coach.